I think the big takeaway from recent comic book movies, is that having super-powers is an idea that super-rocks. After all, who wouldn’t want to be a Thunder god, have super strength or Hollywood level aim with a bow and arrow? But with the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, maybe those powers are more of a curse than a blessing. That’s …
Irrespective of which side of the story you believe when it comes to all the on- and off-set drama surrounding Fantastic Four director Josh Trank (and how that may have led to him losing his job on a Star Wars movie), I think it’s time people realized something: The cast may not look the way you want them to, and …
Josh Trank burst onto the scene with the awesome Chronicle so when it was announced that he would be helming the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot, and then later also tackling the second standalone Star Wars Anthology film, people were initially kind of happy. And then he went and cast a black guy as Johnny Storm. The internet – being the …
To borrow a popular bit of Internet jargon: Inb4 you tell me this is the same trailer we saw a few weeks ago. Yes, this new international trailer for Fox’s upcoming reboot is mostly the same footage as the last one, but now we get some additional scenes showing off more of the team using their powers in action. And …
When director Josh Trank was a no-show for his Star Wars Celebration panel with fellow spinoff director Gareth Edwards two weeks ago, it was a bit surprising (according to Trank’s social media apology, the “worst flu of my life” was to blame). What was even more surprising though, is that neither Edwards nor Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy then made any …
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: April 30, 2015
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed! Last Updated: April 28, 2015
We’ve had a crazy week for new trailers. Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Fantastic Four, Jurassic World and Mad Max: Fury Road. Seeing as so many massively hyped big budget movies have been dominating our headlines, I thought I’d dedicate this week’s Midweek Movie Mouth-Off to the little guys, those movies you might not …
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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